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Chen Yaoxiang, who was criticized for restricting freedom of speech: NCC is an independent agency and does not intervene in the operation of political parties

[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] The National Communications Commission (NCC) announced the draft "Digital Intermediary Service Law" in June this year. It is estimated that the government will donate 2.5 billion yuan to establish a "specialized agency" to regulate online fake news, cyberbullying and other inappropriate Or illegal speech, but was bombarded by the outside world and the Internet world. The government wanted to clamp down on freedom of speech, raise the Internet army, etc., which caused the Presidential Office and the Executive Yuan to come forward and call out urgently. NCC Chairman Chen Yaoxiang was named after the election as the DPP. Choose one of the "War Criminals".

Chen Yaoxiang emphasized yesterday that the NCC is an independent agency that does not intervene in the operation of political parties. He has responded firmly many times and will not push the controversial "intermediary law."

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NCC announced the draft of the "Digital Intermediary Service Law" in June this year, and held three focus public briefing sessions in August, inviting communications industry and public associations, civic groups, scholars and experts, information storage services, and online platform services to participate, including Facebook Book (Meta), Mobile01, Taiwan Microsoft, Bahamut, Taiwan Amazon, Yahoo, LINE TAIWAN, Dcard, Pikki Industrial Square, etc., but the platform operators reacted fiercely to the amendment. Ask PTT to close the station.

Opposition parties have also frequently bombarded that the draft empowers administrative agencies to remove suspected inappropriate speech and label it with warnings, which is tantamount to clamping down on freedom of speech.

Amidst the controversy, the gate of the NCC was once splashed with green paint to protest; the NCC then postponed the public hearing on August 25. President Tsai Ing-wen also said that the DPP should "return to zero thinking and strengthen communication." He stated his position before the general election, and there is no timetable for the revision of the law.

Tsai Ing-wen: Returning to Zero Thinking and Strengthening Communication

NCC went to the Legislative Yuan yesterday to participate in other special reports. Chen Yaoxiang responded in an interview that the draft intermediary law was originally in the stage of soliciting opinions from all walks of life. Now that there are many Internet-related crimes and many issues, it is still necessary to solicit opinions and understanding from all walks of life. Regarding related Internet governance, Standardize issues and continue to communicate with the society.

The outside world once questioned that the NCC will continue to introduce the intermediary law after the election. Chen Yaoxiang even said: "No, no, I will not push it. If there are disputes in the society, of course I will not continue to push it." Judging from the schedule, it is impossible to introduce the law next year.

According to the draft of the Digital Intermediary Service Law, there are control measures for large online platform service providers with a scale of more than 2.3 million people. It is understood that large platforms including Facebook (Meta), PTT, Youtube, Dcard, etc. must comply with four Additional obligations, including risk assessment, risk management, recommendation system, and independent audit, violations can be punished with a fine of 1 million to 10 million yuan.